Global Stocks Get a Lift

JAPANESE STOCKS Sumitomo Chemical and Ibiden enjoyed gains in Monday's trading after being recommended by global value manager Stephen Barrow in this week's Barron's.

U.S. clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) also gained after being mentioned favorably by Barrow, the chief investment officer of IronBridge Capital Management and the manger of the IronBridge Global Focus Fund.